Wang Fengqin, a 61-year-old woman in Beijing, volunteers to sort(分类)rubbish in her living area in Beijing’s Chaoyang District.
At 6:30 every morning ,while half of Beijing is still in sleeping dreams in bed or enjoying a delicious breakfast,
“Sorting rubbish will improve the environment for all of us and it only takes a minute,” Wang said. “
As Wang spoke, an old man came by and threw a plastic bag full of rubbish into the dustbin
marked “recyclable”.
“Hey, please, there are some orange peels（皮）and fish bones in your bag,
Teaching the old man was in a hurry, Wang let him go, opened the bag herself, picked out the kitchen waste and threw it in the right dustbin.
Wang has been doing this every day from 7:30 a. m. to 9 a. m. and from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. since March 10.
Most people had no idea about sorting rubbish at first, but now 90 percent can put rubbish in the correct dustbin, Wang says. However,
| A．I want to help my neighbors develop good habits |
| B．she plans to keep doing this job until all her neighbors sort correctly |
| C．so they are supposed to be put into the dustbin marked ‘kitchen waste’ |
| D．She says people usually go downstairs and throw out rubbish at this time |
| E．Wang rushes through her busiest hours in the day. |
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【推荐1】The British have long been known for their love of tea, but people in London also drink a lot of coffee. In fact, the average Londoner reportedly drinks 2.3 cups of coffee every day.
And now, waste coffee grounds (咖啡渣) will be used to help power part of the city’s transportation system.
A technology company announced on Monday that some buses will be using a bio-fuel (生物燃料) that contains coffee oil.
The company, bio-bean, and its partner, Argent Energy, say they have made enough coffee oil to power one of London’s famous double-decker buses for a year.
The government agency Transport for London has been turning to bio-fuel to cut production of carbon emissions(二氧化碳排放). Carbon emissions are the gas produced by the burning of carbon, and the gas is released into the sky.
London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, said last month that his city has a “health problem caused directly by poor-quality air”. The government has taken steps to prevent people from driving cars that do not meet European Union emissions requirements.
Bio-bean said Londoners produce over 200,000 tons of waste coffee grounds a year. The company said it collects waste grounds from chain coffee shops and factories. The grounds are dried and processed to remove coffee oil.
“It’s a great example of what can be done when we start to re-imagine waste as an untapped wealth.” said one of bio-bean founders Arthur Kay. The coffee fuel technology has been receiving support from the oil company Royal Dutch Shell plc.
1. The main reason why some buses use bio-fuels is ________.| A．to lower carbon emissions | B．to encourage people to go to work by bus |
| C．to show the Londoners prefer coffee to tea | D．to improve the speed of the bus in London |
| A．The city’s transportation system. | B．The European Union. |
| C．Royal Dutch Shell plc. | D．Chain coffee shops and factories. |
| A．未开发的. | B．未忘记的. | C．未认可的. | D．未放弃的. |
| A．The Use of Coffee | B．A New Way of Using Coffee Grounds |
| C．Coffee Culture in London | D．Bio-fuel to Help Power London’s Buses |
They hang from trees. They float in rivers and oceans. They are piled up in landfills. As many as 3 billion plastic bags are used every day in China. Our daily use of plastic products bas, for many years, been a leading cause of serious environmental problems around the world. China has drawn up new guidelines, trying to bring plastic pollution under control across the country in five years.
According to the new guidelines, non-biodegradable plastic bags will disappear in big cities including Beijing and Shanghai by the end of this year. Then the ban on some biodegradable plastic garbage will appear in these cities two years later. And that rule will have been in all parts of our country by late 2025.
Luckily, China will not start from zero. Late last year, the country introduced a national standard for biodegradable plastic shopping bags. Some places have gained valuable experience that others can learn from. For example, Jilin Province is leading the way by providing shopping bags that are eco-friendly in some local supermarkets.
Thinking of China’s consumer market, people know the biggest problems come from restaurants and online-shopping platforms, such as Taobao and Jingdong. They are using a large number of plastic products. It’s reported that nearly 25 billion plastic bags were used for deliveries in 2018. Most of them were hardly reused.
However, most Chinese people welcomed the government’s effort to cut the use of plastics. “Beijing is thinking about the problem seriously,” said Tang Damin, a member of Greenpeace East Asia in Beijing. He added thar the policy could be far more effective by using incentives such as a deposit return programme on plastic products.
1. The ban on some biodegradable plastic garbage will appear in big cities in _________.| A．2020 | B．2022 | C．2024 | D．2025 |
| A．how difficult it is to cut the use of plastic bags |
| B．when plastic products will disappear in our life |
| C．what has been done to cut the use of plastic bags |
| D．how plastic products cause environmental problems |
| A．Taobao and Jingdong | B．supermarkets in the country |
| C．shops in Beijing and Shanghai | D．restaurants and online shopping |
| A．a sports report | B．a science novel |
| C．a social magazine | D．an adventure story |
On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every day for a whole year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted others to know that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的) stores. We eat less meat and choose green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar(醋) and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners(化学清洁剂). We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home, anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are thankful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
1. What might be the best title for the passage?
| A．Celebrating Our Green Year. |
| B．Protecting the Planet. |
| C．Keeping Open-Minded |
| D．Going Green. |
| A．they needed to complete unusual green tasks |
| B．they didn’t know how to educate other people |
| C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy |
| D．they were expected to follow the green fad |
| A．They sold their home-made food. |
| B．They paid no attention to others’ ungreen actions. |
| C．They chose better chemical cleaners. |
| D．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits. |
| A．The couple may continue their project in the future. |
| B．The government will give support to the green people. |
| C．Some people don’t agree with the couple’s green ideas. |
| D．Most people in their country are interested in Our Green Year. |
